I am a self taught artist with a degree in art history. I use colors as my words to say hard things, difficult things, and beautiful things. I am inspired by nature and all of its many details and lessons available to us all. After brain surgery two years ago, my painting changed. I used to be a painter trying hard to paint the world on canvas or paper just as I saw it--perfect, flawless, and exactly as others wanted me to paint it. Then I realized my art did not have to be that way at all because I was not like that. I began painting pieces that revealed truth and honesty and imperfections, both mine and those in nature. I mainly paint flowers, beaches and abstracts now because they just speak to my soul. The first two have lessons about bigness and potential and destiny and beauty and flaws and truth and abstracts allow me to say things I cannot seem to say out loud with words. My hope is that anyone viewing my work might be blessed by the honesty and most importantly the hope that shines through in every piece I create.